Timber industry research & analytics News 
WhatWood agency is the only Russian consulting company with core specialization in the timber industry analytics. Within five years of timber market research we have provided services to 130 clients in 15 countries from Finland to Canada, from UK to Korea: industrial companies, banks, investors, government agencies, scientific organizations, and individual entrepreneurs. We have unique contact and knowledge base, as well as deep understanding of the regional industry and market in Russia. We give presentations at major industry events and are cited by the main Russian business media. To get in touch with us, please visit the About Us page. You can also browse the catalogue of our products.
DOK Kalevala produced its first OSB panels
May 21, 2013 ` 03:01
Chief Executive of DOK Kalevala (Petrozavodsk, Karelia) Valery Puchkov announced to LesPromInform journal that the mill produced its first OSB panels. At the moment, specialists of the mill complete start-up and commissioning to prepare the equipment for industrial... 
5 ideas of Sampsa Auvinen, Norvik Timber CEO
May 21, 2013 ` 02:03
Full text of the interview with Mr. Auvinen is available in #67-68 of our Weekly. “Japan has been surprisingly good as the demand seem to continue strong. Maybe one reason is the planned increase of the VAT in... 
Invest in Forest conference to gather 150 decision makers in Riga
May 14, 2013 ` 16:33
WhatWood News & Analytics will be the media partner of the 2nd Invest in Forest conference to be held on May 15-16, 2013, in Riga. The 2nd international conference INVEST IN FOREST will gather 150 decision makers and... Global Trends Review, May 06-12, 2013: OSB prices plateaued; China’s GDP slowed down
May 14, 2013 ` 06:38
The slight decline in North American OSB and softwood plywood prices seen in the first half of April has intensified in the past fortnight, EUWID Wood reported. The slump in OSB prices, in particular, is being attributed mainly... Global Trends Review, April 29 – May 05, 2013: Canadian quarterly reports: NBSK up, paper down, and OSB surging
May 7, 2013 ` 02:43
Major Canadian and North-West U.S. companies posted first-quarter results last week. Mercer International Inc., operating in Canada and Germany, reported net loss of €0.4 million compared to net income of €1.2 million in 1Q 2012. Total revenues for... 
In 2014, Finland to abolish rotation age for logging
May 1, 2013 ` 18:23
Next year, the new Forest Code will come into effect in Finland, which, in particular, involves the abolition of rotation age. Now the project of the document goes public examination. In an interview with Forest portal of Karelia... 
New Ilim Group’s softwood line in Bratsk produced first market pulp
May 1, 2013 ` 17:34
New line of Ilim Group at its mill in Bratsk (Irkutsk region) produced its first volume of market pulp. This is the key stage of Big Bratsk project of the company. Within next six months, the line will... 
RusForest to shift sales from Middle East to Japan and China
May 1, 2013 ` 02:59
Rusforest Group issued annual report for 2012. Company’s total turnover for 2012 amounted to SEK 564.3 million ($85.5 million) compared to SEK 409.4 million ($62 million) in 2011. These results were affected by the inclusion of income and... Global Trends Review, April 22-28, 2013: Challenging conditions for Nordic producers; market forces restructurings
April 30, 2013 ` 18:28
The largest Scandinavian companies posted not very cheerful Q1 results. Setra’s net loss was SEK 27 million, which is on par with Q1 2012 levels. Sales decreased slightly. According to company’s CEO Stefan Lundin, strengthening Swedish krona had... 
Finland may become wood supplier for Karelia
April 26, 2013 ` 20:37
Private Finnish forest owners are ready to supply wood to the Russian market, as head of the forest division of the Central Union of agricultural producers and forest owners in Finland Juha Hakkarainen said in an interview to... 
Expert Council: A Challenging Start
April 26, 2013 ` 03:46
WhatWood attended the first meeting of the Forest Industry Expert Council at State Duma on Friday, April 19. The main topic at the event was draft law on control and inventory of roundwood trade to fight illegal logging.... Global Trends Review, April 15-21, 2013: New products for the recovering construction industry
April 23, 2013 ` 15:52
The spring forecast by the Pellervo Economic Research Institute (PTT) in Finland predicts rising softwood lumber exports and higher selling prices for 2013, EUWID Wood reported. The profitability of the Finnish sawmilling industry is expected to ameliorate generally.... About WhatWood project
WhatWood agency is the only Russian consulting company with core specialization in the timber industry analytics. Within five years of timber market research we have provided services to 130 clients in 15 countries from Finland to Canada, from UK to Korea: industrial companies, banks, investors, government agencies, scientific organizations, and individual entrepreneurs. We have unique contact and knowledge base, as well as deep understanding of the regional industry and market in Russia. We give presentations at major industry events and are cited by the main Russian business media. To get in touch with us, please visit the About Us page. You can also browse the catalogue of our products.
